DETROIT — The Wild recalled 2010 first-round draft pick Jonas Brodin from the Houston Aeros on Thursday, Jan. 24, and are expected to drop him into the lineup for his first NHL game Friday night against the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena.

“I’m ready to go,” Brodin said after practicing with the Wild on Thursday morning at the Xcel Energy Center.

Coach Mike Yeo said Brodin likely will line up on defense with Clayton Stoner.

“The ceiling is very high,” Yeo said. “You see the way he skates and see his composure with the puck. He can do things at a very, very high level.”

Brodin, 19, underwent surgery to repair a broken collarbone in November and played his first game with the Aeros on Wednesday night in Milwaukee, a 3-2 victory over the Admirals.

“I’ve been out for 11 weeks,” he said, “so the first period was pretty hard. But it got better every shift. I think I played pretty good.”

Brodin practiced Thursday with Stoner.

“He’s kind of like the total package, as far as a defenseman goes,” Stoner said. “He brings smarts, and he can make plays and play on the power play, so I think he’s gifted offensively.”

The 6-foot-1 defenseman from Sweden got three days of workouts during Wild training camp before joining the Aeros to get a game behind him.

Defenseman Jared Spurgeon injured his foot in Minnesota’s 3-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, but Yeo said Spurgeon also would make the trip to Detroit.

The Wild also have rookie Mathew Dumba, 18, available on defense.

Harding in goal

Yeo said Josh Harding is scheduled to start in goal Friday night for Minnesota. In his one game in goal this season, Harding posted a shutout in a 1-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday at the X. Harding learned in October that he has multiple sclerosis.

Yeo’s plan was to start the season giving both Harding and Niklas Backstrom time in goal.

“We want to get into a little bit of a rotation and get both guys in and playing well,” he said.

After the game in Detroit, the Wild play at 7 p.m. Sunday in St. Louis.

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